Chinese Peony, Garden Peony 'Raoul Dessert'

Per the 1928 Lee R. Bonnewitz Iris and Peony catalog of Van Wert, Ohio:
RAOUL DESSERT (Dessert). A very peculiar deep lilac-pink P...Read Moreeony which blooms in late season and which develops its flowers from very coarse, irregular buds which lack beauty, but which sometimes mature into splendid blooms of remarkable size and substance, and which are worthy of exhibition with the best Peonies in the world. This variety has little landscape value, but is often most excellent for show purposes. $7.50

Per the APS website:
RAOUL DESSERT (Dessert, 1919) - Double - Pink - Late. Medium height. Rose scented. Large brilliant shell-pink, of a shade extremely rare in peonies, lacking those mauve or bluish tints which characterize the family. Free flowering; erect stems. Excellent foliage. "A well grown flower of Walter Faxon makes a remarkable well-finished bloom much superior in color to Raoul Dessert." - Fewkes. "A perfect beauty, same shading as Walter Faxon and a much better grower." - Boyd.